Derry City & Strabane District Council suspended its March full council meeting until Monday and observed a minute's silence for Amy Doherty, a 28-year-old mother of two from Derry.

The meeting occurred on Wednesday. Mayor Councillor Ruairí McHugh expressed sympathies to Doherty's family, friends and children.

SDLP Councillor Lilian Seenoi Barr stated Doherty was the 30th woman killed in Northern Ireland and urged action to address violence against women and girls.

Sinn Féin Councillor Aisling Hutton conveyed solidarity to Doherty's family and friends, particularly her children. DUP Alderman Chelsea Cooke, representing Waterside, called Doherty a devoted mother and community member.

Ulster Unionist Party Alderman Janice Montgomery said she knew Doherty from a playgroup and extended condolences to her children, family and the playgroup community. Independent Raymond Barr offered condolences and referenced his sister Denise O'Donnell's death in 1976 from violence against a woman.

People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin sent thoughts to Doherty's family, friends and mourners in the city, district and island. Independent Councillor Gary Donnelly described the shock of learning of the death overseas, considering his daughters and granddaughters. Independent Councillor Shauna Cusack noted hundreds of people and cars lined Springtown Road near Norburgh Park on Tuesday evening.

Councillors resolved to seek pilot status for a training programme under The Executive Office's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy for schools, community and statutory organisations. They agreed to form a working group on the issue and enforce zero tolerance of misogyny in the workplace.

Doherty was found injured in a house in Summer Meadows Mews on Saturday and taken to hospital, where she passed away. A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody, according to Detective Inspector Ferguson.